Thick Lines

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Sally diligently campaigns the carpet of SPX to ask: what's the best and worst book you've read this year? Guests include L. Nichols, Caroline Cash, Whit Taylor, Dennis Kitchen, Nicole Georges, and many more! Thank you to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible. Catch Sally at the Philly Comics Expo on Saturday, October 14: https://www.in...

Katie and Sally are joined by Top Cow aficionados Claire Napier and Tegan O'Neil from the Udder Madness podcast for a wide-ranging discussion on Witchblade , namely Witchblade #7 (written by David Wohl and Christina Z., art by Michael Turner). Topics discussed include Zenescope, Savage Dragon , King Conan , Jane Austen, Spawn , The Darkness , and the importance of sustaining the vibe. Check out th...

Katie and Sally are joined by Joe McCulloch ( The Comics Journal , Comic Books are Burning in Hell) to discuss Cat-Eyed Boy: The Perfect Edition by Kazuo Umezz (Viz, 2023). Plus a quick SPX rundown by Sally, and an appreciation of our newest favorite Umezz character: the little thirsty guy. Read Joe on TCJ.com and listen to Comic Books are Burning in Hell . Catch Sally at the Philly Comix Expo on...

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod . Katie and Sally catch up on Permanent Damage: Portland, Sally's west coast zine crawl, and the pitfalls of "indie corporate" shows. Topics discussed include Maria Sputnik, Lale Westvind, T. Edward Bak, Pat Auslisio, Pat Rooks, Greg & Fake, MoCCA, SPX and corpse flowers, and lots more. Thank you to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible!...

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Sally talks to Eric Kostiuk Williams about his new book 2AM Eternal: A Decade of Nightlife Posters + Comics (Secret Acres, 2023), live at Partners and Son in Philadelphia, PA on August 10, 2023. Thanks to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible!

Katie and Sally celebrate 100 episodes of Thick Lines with a look at Watchmen by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons and John Higgins (DC, 1986), plus show trivia, listener voicemails, and lots more. Thank you to everyone who has supported the show in any capacity since its inception in 2021! We wouldn't be here without you. Catch Sally at Permanent Damage in Portland, OR on Saturday, August 26: @permanent_d...

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod . By listener request, Katie and Sally discuss Shortcomings by Adrian Tomine (Drawn & Quarterly, 2007), plus special movie correspondent Sally reports on the 2023 film adaptation in theaters now. Topics discussed include Optic Nerve , Summer Blonde , David Boring , Michael Haneke, and lots more. Thank you to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode...

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod . Katie is joined by Jacq Cohen, Executive Director of Communications and Publicity at Fantagraphics to discuss her career journey, the present and future of comics publicity, and advice for cartoonists who are getting their careers started. Topics discussed include Top Shelf, Diana Schutz, Jason, Love & Rockets, Kristy Valenti, Emil Ferris, Tia Roxae, Nat...

Full episode at  patreon.com/thicklinespod . Sally and Katie play catch up with recent projects and reads. Topics discussed include Barbie, Polly Pocket, Gilbert Hernandez, Paul McCarthy, Wally Wood, Alex Toth, and more. Thank you to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible!

Katie and Sally discuss the highly anticipated English translation of River's Edge by Kyoko Okazaki (Kodansha, 1994/2023). Topics discussed include Robert Longo, our favorite translators, Helter Skelter , Pink , and lots more.   Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod . Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod .

Sally finally gets her way this episode with some alone time with Zak Sally ( Sammy the Mouse , Enemymine, Low, The Hand) to discuss "Cherry" by Inés Estrada and "7 Miles a Second" by David Wojnarowicz, James Romberger, and Marguerite Van Cook. Topics discussed include: terminal illness, beautiful dick drawings, the AIDS epidemic, The Mütter Museum, Vertigo Comics, and much more. (Closing music is...

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Summer reading returns! By listener request, Katie and Sally discuss Cats of the Louvre by Taiyo Matsumoto (Viz, 2019). Topics discussed include Marcel Dzama, paintings we want to be absorbed into, conservationist hell, The Stendhal Syndrome , Roald Dahl, Calvin & Hobbes, Wes Anderson, and lots more. Thank you to our listeners who recommended this book an...

Katie and Sally are joined by Sam Szabo (Enlightened Transsexual Comix) to discuss " One! Hundred! Demons!" by Lynda Barry (Drawn & Quarterly, 2015). Topics discussed include The Artist's Way , scents, the Nordstrom ladies lounge, and lots more.   Find Sam on Instagram at @brainboogerindustries .   Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod . Follow us on Instagram @thick...

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod . Katie and Sally discuss "Zero Girl" by Sam Kieth (Homage Comics, 2001), an at times bizarre vision that only Kieth could breathe to life. Topics discussed include Neil Gaiman, Suicide Girls, Tampa by Alissa Nutting, and lots more.  Thanks to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible! Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod .

We're back with a double header episode! Katie and Sally discuss "Pinky and Pepper Forever" by Eddy Atoms (Silver Sprocket, 2018) and "Rock Collector" by Becca Tobin (Silver Sprocket, 2022). Topics discussed include: aliens, "Wendy" by Walter Scott, art school, and lots more. Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod.

Katie and Sally are joined by Sammy Harkham ( Crickets , Kramers Ergot ) to discuss his new book Blood of the Virgin (Pantheon, 2023). Topics discussed include showing vs. telling, filmmaking, cooking in comics, Milton Caniff, Käthe Kollwitz, and lots more.   Follow Sammy at @samharkham on Instagram.   Back VISCERE #1: Body Horror on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/katieskelly/vi...

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod . Sally is joined by Benji Nate ( Catboy , Hell Phone , Lorna ) to discuss her latest book Girl Juice (Drawn and Quarterly, 2023) and lots more. Thanks to our subscribers for making this episode possible! Find more Benji Nate on Instagram at @benjinate . Catch Katie at the Permanent Damage Comics Show on Sunday, May 21 in Los Angeles: https://www.instagram...

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod . Sally is back from Canada with a recap of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival and Katie recounts her own special trip. Topics discussed include the Chester Brown and Nina Bunjevac panel, Sally's zine round-up, and Katie's upcoming foray into publishing. Thank you to our patrons for making this episode possible! Katie in conversation with Tina Horn on Wednesd...

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod . Katie and Sally discuss "Dog Biscuits" by Alex Graham (Fantagraphics, 2022). Topics discussed include the pandemic, Rodney Greenblat, funny animal comics, painting, Peter Bagge's "Hate," and lots more. Thanks to our Patreon subscribers for making this episode possible! Katie in conversation with Tina Horn on Wednesday, May 3 at Skylight Books: https://ww...

A special 4/20 episode where we talk bizarre comics PSAs and the most astounding found comic of all time. But first: Sally gives a rundown on Fluke 2023, plus her special trip to see the Guido Crepax exhibition at Philippe Labaune Gallery. Smoke 'em if you got 'em! Comics with Problems: https://www.ep.tc/problems/ Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod.  

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Katie and Sally discuss  Orochi: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 4 by Kazuo Umezz (Viz, 2023). While we're sad to reach the final Orochi volume, we can't wait for the Cat Eyed Boy Perfect Editions coming later this year! Topics discussed include amateur heart transplants, siblings, crosswalks, Marmaduke, and lots more. Find Katie at Heavy Manners Comics Fair on...

We're celebrating one year of Thick Lines on Patreon by releasing our very first Patreon exclusive episode from 2022. To support the show and get bonus episodes like this one, go to patreon.com/thicklinespod. Katie and Sally are joined by Corinne Halbert ( Acid Nun ) to discuss Charles Burns's Last Look (Patheon, 2016). Topics discussed include shadow work, denial, loving Mass, William S. Burrough...

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Sally sits down with Bizarro-Wuxtry manager Devlin Thompson on the eve of the 20th annual FLUKE comics festival in Athens, GA for a mid-century comics chat. Topics discussed include foreign Archie , Little Lulu , Chick tracts, romance comics, Eightball , cat people vs. dog people in the Archieverse, Harvey comics, fan-fiction, Sally's Crumb encounter, and...

Katie and Sally take listener questions. Topics discussed include visiting Lambiek and the LA Vintage Paperback Show, the new Clowes book announcement, what to read on the plane, our favorite comics cats, copying, Philly comics, bagels, plus: Thick Lines investigates - is Acting Class real? Catch Sally at FLUKE in Athens, GA on Saturday, March 25: flukeisawesome.blogspot.com   Support the show and...

Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Katie and Sally are joined by Hellen Jo ( Jin & Jam , Frontier #2 ) to discuss the billboard with her artwork gracing Glendale Blvd. in Los Angeles, plus a lengthy discussion of her comics journey, studio process, her life drawing classes, boba orders, girl gangs, Korean shamanism, and lots more. Hellen Jo is a Los Angeles based artist who has worked in c...